Baptist Church Open House for Victory Celebration
The First Baptist Church in Tennessee will host an open house Friday at 7 30 p m in the ground floor auditorium. New members since May 1 1946 will be guests of honor. George Hartrick and Martha Ellen Snider sing while F H Broyles presents God's Great Out of Doors with kodachrome slides from his travels across the American continent.
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First Baptist Church
George Hartrick
Martha Ellen Snider
F. H. Broyles
Broyles
American
Youth Loots Car Takes Toy Pistol Near Carnival Grounds
Morris 18 of Mabscott faced Magistrate J P Meadows after being found with a toy pistol stolen from Ralph Hall’s car parked near Sprague carnival grounds. Hall reported missing clothing, a raincoat, wallet, papers, and his operator’s license from the night before. Morris received option of $10 fine and costs or 30 days in jail.
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Morris
Mabscott
J. P Meadows
Clyde McDowell
Ralph Hall
Glen
Rogers
Sprague
Hall
Grace Marland Receives Diploma at Greenbrier College
Grace Marland of Greenbrier College in Lewisburg receives her diploma at the 135th commencement. Dr. C Irving Lewis offers remarks on the place of Greenbrier girls in school history. Red Cross woolens from the war aid German occupation troops and displaced persons through UNRRA and distribution totals include helmets gloves mufflers pullovers and wristlets.
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Register
Glen Rogers
Grace Marland
Greenbrier College
Lewisburg
C. Irving Lewis
Table Street Presbyterian Church
Petersburg
Wales
Greenbrier
Red Cross
Germany
Associated Press
Bad Wildungen
UNRRA
Austria
Veterans warned on sales of GI loan homes
Veterans who own GI loan homes face liability if they sell by transfer of the existing loan. A buyer who assumes the loan can leave the veteran responsible for any unpaid debt if payments lapse, leading to foreclosure and possible loss of equity. VA official John M. Walton cautions ex service members to demand cash or new financing, or risk government repayment of loan guarantees and remaining personal debt.
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John M. Walton
Veterans Administration of
Beckley
G. I
Walton
Crow Man Fined $50 For Drunk Driving
James Fitzpatrick of Crow was arrested by state police at Beaver on a drunken driving charge. Magistrate J P Meadows fined him 50 dollars plus costs, impounded his car, and revoked his driver license for six months.
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James Fitzpatrick
Crow
Beaver
J. P. Meadows
Negro Law School Obeyed But Not Apply for Work
In Columbia South Carolina President Whittaker testified no Negro had applied for admission to a law school at the state university system. He cited a Charleston man Wrighten who asked about a Negro law school and was told none existed, amid 1945 46 acts authorizing such a school and a 1947 measure authorizing $10 000 for the project.
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Associated Press
Columbia
S. C
University of South Caro Hat School
M. Whitaker
State A
John H. Wrighten
Charleston
Orangeburg College
Harold Boulware
South Carolina General Assembly
Thurgood Marshall
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Soilless Method Fights Seed Damping Off Disease
Gardeners adopt a soil substitute to raise seedlings in flats or greenhouses. Washington State College plant pathologist George Nyland says finely ground peat sphagnum vermiculite or dolomite prevents damping-off fungi, though peat acidity may affect some plants. Expanded vermiculite, an insulating material, is used untreated for seed starting.
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Pullman
Wash
George Nyland
Washington State College
Outdoor Rehearsal Marks Youth Choir Picnic
Members of the First Baptist Church youth choir held their first outdoor rehearsal at the 4-H Dam. They swam and boated then practiced with a portable organ. A picnic supper and wiener roast followed with Dr. Alvin J. Cook directing and Harry Buckland among the attendees.
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First Baptist Church
Alvin J. Cook
Harry Buckland
Ann Howard
Ilene Forter
Tracy Hawley
Ann Lilly
Jo Ann Tyree
Mildred Lively
Betty Dew
Betty Lilly
Elizabeth Lilly
Beckley Bank Debits Rise in 1947 April
Beckley bank debits in three local banks rose 8.1 percent from April 1946, per the West Virginia Business Index. The April 1947 figure sits 5 percent below the state year over year average but 61.4 percent above Beckley’s April 1946 debits. Morgantown showed the largest 1947 April gain, while Point Pleasant fell 5.7 percent from 1946.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Morgantown
Point Pleasant
Law school plans loom as wobbling suspect faced
In Little Rock a woman charged with intoxication and assault told Magistrate she could not explain her wobbling due to loose shoes. she was jailed 10 days, posted a 500 dollar peace bond, and awaits address proof as she plans to set up a law school by September per AP report.
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Marsho Rough
Associated Press
Little Rock
Mislah
Ella Mae Fintch
Raleigh
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Elease
Cohen Drug CQ
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Beckley, W. VA
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